The Nikkei fell for a second straight session. Reports related to OpenAI raised doubts about AI profitability, spreading selling to semiconductor stocks. Long-term yields fell, while the yen traded in the ¥158 range.
In Japan's market on the 9th, the Nikkei Stock Average fell for a second straight session as skepticism about the profitability of the AI market intensified. Selling spread at times, particularly among semiconductor stocks.
In the bond market, prices rose and long-term yields fell. Reports attributed the strength in bond prices to the decline in yields.
In the foreign-exchange market, the yen traded in the low ¥158s against the dollar, continuing to weaken.